[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 105 (Monday, June 2, 2003)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 32717-32720]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-13640]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

44 CFR Part 67

[Docket No. FEMA-D-7564]


Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Emergency 
Preparedness and Response Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: Technical information or comments are requested on the 
proposed base (1% annual chance) flood elevations and proposed base 
flood elevation modifications for the communities listed below. The 
base flood elevations are the basis for the floodplain management 
measures that the community is required either to adopt or to show 
evidence of being already in effect in order to qualify or remain 
qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program 
(NFIP).

DATES: The comment period is ninety (90) days following the second 
publication of this proposed rule in a newspaper of local circulation 
in each community.

ADDRESSES: The proposed base flood elevations for each community are 
available for inspection at the office of the Chief Executive Officer 
of each community. The respective addresses are listed in the following 
table.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Jean Pajak, P.E., FEMA, 500 C 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-2831.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency 
(FEMA or Agency) proposes to make determinations of base flood 
elevations and modified base flood elevations for each community listed 
below, in accordance with section 110 of the Flood Disaster Protection 
Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4104, and 44 CFR 67.4(a).
    These proposed base flood and modified base flood elevations, 
together with the floodplain management criteria required by 44 CFR 
60.3, are the minimum that are required. They should not be construed 
to mean that the community must change any existing ordinances that are 
more stringent in their floodplain management requirements. The 
community may at any time enact stricter requirements of its own, or 
pursuant to policies established by other Federal, state or regional 
entities. These proposed elevations are used to meet the floodplain 
management requirements of the NFIP and are also

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used to calculate the appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new 
buildings built after these elevations are made final, and for the 
contents in these buildings.

National Environmental Policy Act

    This proposed rule is categorically excluded from the requirements 
of 44 CFR Part 10, Environmental Consideration. No environmental impact 
assessment has been prepared.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The Mitigation Division Director of the Emergency Preparedness and 
Response Directorate certifies that this proposed rule is exempt from 
the requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act because proposed or 
modified base flood elevations are required by the Flood Disaster 
Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4104, and are required to establish 
and maintain community eligibility in the NFIP. As a result, a 
regulatory flexibility analysis has not been prepared.

Regulatory Classification

    This proposed rule is not a significant regulatory action under the 
criteria of Section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866 of September 30, 
1993, Regulatory Planning and Review, 58 FR 51735.

Executive Order 12612, Federalism

    This proposed rule involves no policies that have federalism 
implications under Executive Order 12612, Federalism, dated October 26, 
1987.

Executive Order 12778, Civil Justice Reform

    This proposed rule meets the applicable standards of Section 
2(b)(2) of Executive Order 12778.

List of Subjects in 44 CFR Part 67

    Administrative practice and procedure, flood insurance, reporting 
and recordkeeping requirements.

    Accordingly, 44 CFR Part 67 is proposed to be amended as follows:

PART 67--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for Part 67 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.; Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 
1978, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp., p. 329; E.O. 12127, 44 FR 19367, 3 CFR, 
1979 Comp., p. 376.


Sec.  67.4  [Amended]

    2. The tables published under the authority of Sec.  67.4 are 
proposed to be amended as follows:

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                                                                                                                                                                         [hairsp]Depth
                                                                                                                                                                          in feet above ground.
                                                                                                                                                                          *[hairsp]Elevation in
                                                                                                                                                                               feet (NGVD)
                State                      City/town/county                  Source of flooding                                      Location                           [sbull][hairsp]Elevation
                                                                                                                                                                             in feet (NAVD)
                                                                                                                                                                       -------------------------
                                                                                                                                                                          Existing     Modified
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Illinois.............................  Albers (Village),         Grassy Branch............................  Upstream side of County Road 8............................         None  *[hairsp]42
                                        Clinton County.                                                                                                                                        1
                                                                                                            Approximately 0.64 mile upstream of County Road 800.......         None  *[hairsp]42
                                                                                                                                                                                               1
                                                                 Sugar Creek..............................  Approximately 200 feet upstream of Southern Railway.......         None  *[hairsp]42
                                                                                                                                                                                               2
                                                                                                            Approximately 1,550 feet upstream of State Route 161......         None  *[hairsp]42
                                                                                                                                                                                               5
 
Maps available for inspection at the Albers Village Hall, 206 West Dwight, Albers, Illinois.
 
Send comments to The Honorable Rick Casson, Mayor of the Village of Albers, P.O. Box 132, Albers, Illinois 62215.
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Illinois.............................  Carlyle (City), Clinton   Carlyle Lake.............................  Approximately 0.7 mile northeast of the intersection of            None  *[hairsp]46
                                        County.                                                              12th Street and Eula Mae Parkway.                                                 3
 
Maps available for inspection at the Carlyle City Hall, 850 Franklin Street, Carlyle, Illinois.
 
Send comments to The Honorable Don Schmitz, Mayor of the City of Carlyle, 850 Franklin Street, Carlyle, Illinois 62231.
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Illinois.............................  Clinton County            Grassy Branch............................  At confluence with Sugar Creek............................         None  *[hairsp]42
                                        (Unincorporated Areas).                                                                                                                                1
                                                                                                            Approximately 0.91 mile upstream of County Road 800.......         None  *[hairsp]42
                                                                                                                                                                                               2
                                                                 Kaskaskia River..........................  At downstream county boundary.............................         None  *[hairsp]40
                                                                                                                                                                                               2
                                                                                                            Approximately 5.45 miles upstream of confluence of Shoal           None  *[hairsp]41
                                                                                                             Creek.                                                                            3
                                                                 Shoal Creek..............................  At confluence with Kaskaskia River........................         None  *[hairsp]41
                                                                                                                                                                                               1
                                                                                                            Approximately 0.5 mile upstream of Southern Railway bridge         None  *[hairsp]42
                                                                                                                                                                                               3
                                                                 Sugar Creek..............................  At confluence with Kaskaskia River........................         None  *[hairsp]40
                                                                                                                                                                                               9
                                                                                                            Approximately 0.3 mile upstream of State Route 161........         None  *[hairsp]42
                                                                                                                                                                                               5
                                                                 Lake Branch..............................  At Alberson Road..........................................         None  *[hairsp]42
                                                                                                                                                                                               8
                                                                                                            Approximately 1.2 miles upstream of Wayne Road............         None  *[hairsp]50
                                                                                                                                                                                               0
                                                                 Carlyle Lake.............................  Entire shoreline..........................................         None  *[hairsp]46
                                                                                                                                                                                               3
 
Maps available for inspection at the Clinton County Courthouse, 850 Fairfax, Carlyle, Illinois.
 
Send comments to Mr. Ronald C. Mitchell, Clinton County Engineer, P.O. Box 188, Carlyle, Illinois 62231.
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Illinois.............................  Damiansville (Village),   Sugar Creek..............................  Upstream side of Interstate Route 64......................         None  *[hairsp]41
                                        Clinton County.                                                                                                                                        7

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                                                                                                            Approximately 4,000 feet upstream of Interstate Route 64..         None  *[hairsp]41
                                                                                                                                                                                               9
 
Maps available for inspection at the Damiansville Village Hall, 225 East Main, Damiansville, Illinois.
 
Send comments to Mr. Herman Jansen, Jr., Damiansville Village President, 225 East Main, Damiansville, Illinois 62215.
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Illinois.............................  Germantown (Village),     Shoal Creek..............................  Approximately 0.02 mile downstream of State Route 161.....         None  *[hairsp]42
                                        Clinton County.                                                                                                                                        0
 
                                                                                                            At Southern Railway.......................................         None  *[hairsp]42
                                                                                                                                                                                              2
Maps available for inspection at the Germantown Village Hall, 306 Prairie, Germantown, Illinois.
 
Send comments to The Honorable Gerald Kohnen, Mayor of the Village of Germantown, P.O. Box 310, Germantown, Illinois 62245.
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Tennessee............................  Bristol (City), Sullivan  Beaver Creek.............................  Approximately 70 feet downstream of State Route 37........  [sbull][hai  [sbull][hai
                                        County.                                                                                                                           rsp]1,435    rsp]1,436
                                                                                                            Approximately 25 feet downstream of Moore Street..........  [sbull][hai  [sbull][hai
                                                                                                                                                                          rsp]1,675    rsp]1,674
                                                                 Back Creek...............................  At the confluence with Beaver Creek.......................  [sbull][hai  [sbull][hai
                                                                                                                                                                          rsp]1,448    rsp]1,450
                                                                                                            Approximately 0.28 mile upstream of Sperry Road...........  [sbull][hai  [sbull][hai
                                                                                                                                                                          rsp]1,448    rsp]1,450
                                                                 Cedar Creek..............................  At the confluence with Beaver Creek.......................  [sbull][hai  [sbull][hai
                                                                                                                                                                          rsp]1,457    rsp]1,458
                                                                                                            Approximately 0.24 mile downstream of Cedar Creek Road....  [sbull][hai  [sbull][hai
                                                                                                                                                                          rsp]1,457    rsp]1,458
                                                                 Whitetop Creek...........................  At the confluence with Beaver Creek.......................  [sbull][hai  [sbull][hai
                                                                                                                                                                          rsp]1,446    rsp]1,448
                                                                                                            Approximately 1.15 miles upstream of the confluence with    [sbull][hai  [sbull][hai
                                                                                                             Beaver Creek.                                                rsp]1,447    rsp]1,448
 
Maps available for inspection at the City of Bristol Department of Development Services, Easley Annex Building, 104 8th Street, Bristol, Tennessee.
 
Send comments to Mr. Anthony Massey, Bristol City Manager, P.O. Box 1189, Bristol, Tennessee 37621-1189.
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Virginia.............................  Bristol (City),           Beaver Creek.............................  Approximately 0.05 mile upstream of the State boundary....  [sbull][hai  [sbull][hai
                                        Independent City.                                                                                                                 rsp]1,673    rsp]1,672
                                                                                                            Approximately 0.4 mile upstream of Forsythe Road..........         None  [sbull][hai
                                                                                                                                                                                       rsp]1,813
                                                                 Susong Branch............................  Just upstream of the first crossing of Bob Morrison         [sbull][hai  [sbull][hai
                                                                                                             Boulevard.                                                   rsp]1,673    rsp]1,672
                                                                                                            Approximately 170 feet upstream of Euclid Avenue..........  [sbull][hai  [sbull][hai
                                                                                                                                                                          rsp]1,684    rsp]1,683
                                                                 Little Creek.............................  Just downstream of State Street...........................  [sbull][hai  [sbull][hai
                                                                                                                                                                          rsp]1,670    rsp]1,672
                                                                                                            Approximately 0.76 mile upstream of the 2nd crossing of     [sbull][hai  [sbull][hai
                                                                                                             Commonwealth Avenue.                                         rsp]1,721    rsp]1,722
                                                                 Mumpower Creek...........................  Approximately 0.107 mile upstream of the confluence with    [sbull][hai  [sbull][hai
                                                                                                             Beaver Creek.                                                rsp]1,689    rsp]1,688
                                                                                                            Approximately 0.035 mile upstream of East Valley Drive....  [sbull][hai  [sbull][hai
                                                                                                                                                                          rsp]1,734    rsp]1,733
 
Maps available for inspection at the Bristol City Engineer's Office, 41 Piedmont, Bristol, Virginia.
 
Send comments to Mr. Paul Spangler, Bristol City Manager, 497 Cumberland Street, Bristol, Virginia 24201.
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West Virginia........................  Reedy (Town), Roane       Reedy Creek..............................  Approximately 650 feet downstream of State Route 14.......  *[hairsp]67  *[hairsp]67
                                        County.                                                                                                                                   8            9
                                                                                                            Approximately 170 feet downstream of the confluence of      *[hairsp]67  *[hairsp]68
                                                                                                             Left Fork Reedy Creek.                                               9            0
                                                                 Left Fork Reedy Creek....................  At the confluence with Reedy Creek........................  *[hairsp]67  *[hairsp]68
                                                                                                                                                                                  9            1
                                                                                                            Approximately 1,600 feet upstream of confluence with Reedy  *[hairsp]67  *[hairsp]68
                                                                                                             Creek.                                                               9            1
                                                                 Right Fork Reedy Creek...................  At confluence with Reedy Creek............................  *[hairsp]67  *[hairsp]68
                                                                                                                                                                                  9            0
 
                                                                                                            At upstream corporate limits..............................  *[hairsp]67  *[hairsp]68
                                                                                                                                                                                  9           0
Maps available for inspection at Reedy Town Water Office, 118 Main Street, Reedy, West Virginia.
 
Send comments to The Honorable Sam Salvucci, Mayor of the Town of Reedy, 54 Locust Street, Reedy, West Virginia 25270.
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West Virginia........................  White Sulphur Springs     Howard Creek.............................  Approximately 850 feet downstream of Greenbrier Avenue....  *[hairsp]1,  *[hairsp]1,
                                        (City), Greenbrier                                                                                                                      840          839
                                        County.
                                                                                                            At upstream corporate limits..............................         None  *[hairsp]1,
                                                                                                                                                                                             887
                                                                 Dry Creek................................  At the confluence with Howard Creek.......................  *[hairsp]1,  *[hairsp]1,
                                                                                                                                                                                850          848

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                                                                                                            Approximately 0.45 mile upstream of Interstate Route 64...  *[hairsp]1,  *[hairsp]1,
                                                                                                                                                                                885          883
 
Maps available for inspection at the White Sulphur Springs City Hall, 34 West Main Street, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.
 
Send comments to The Honorable Debra Fogus, Mayor of the City of White Sulphur Springs, City Hall, 34 West Main Street, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia 24986.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, ``Flood 
Insurance.'')

    Dated: May 21, 2003.
Anthony S. Lowe,
Mitigation Division Director, Emergency Preparedness and Response 
Directorate.
[FR Doc. 03-13640 Filed 5-30-03; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6718-04-P